Speculation: What do the Oilers do at the deadline? (Poll Included)
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I'll say they dump Archibald in the deal for Braun (money works), I think they'll trade Smith ++ for Craig Anderson to have him as a veteran depth. I also think they'll find a way to add a top-9-ish forward.
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I think I would rather have Mact back than have Holland ….that’s how bad he has been.
I think I would rather have Mact back than have Holland ….that’s how bad he has been.
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The same thread is up and still active.. it has a poll too.
Speculation: - What do you think happens between now and including TDL for the Oilers?
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AddyTheWrath
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My bad I didn't even see it!
Yeah but you used to be able to see who voted for what - guess that option is gone now?
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I don't really understand the RD thing. Like I get why we want someone better there, but neither Bouchard or Barrie is coming out of the lineup any time soon. Makes way more sense to me to upgrade at LD, knocking Broberg/Lagesson out of the lineup, and if you get a good one, maybe taking some minutes away from Keith.
I really like Broberg, I think he looks super smooth out there, so I'm not sure that's even a spot they have to add in. I'm actually pretty happy with the roster once they get healthy, Koskinen is a huge question mark. So I'm really hoping they win the next three convincingly with good goaltending, call up Holloway, and if they make a trade I hope it's for a significant player with term (Chychryn), not just a rental.
I actually really don't mind the team Holland has built, outside of goaltending. I think after adding Nuge and Puljujarvi, there aren't too many glaring holes here.
I really like Broberg, I think he looks super smooth out there, so I'm not sure that's even a spot they have to add in. I'm actually pretty happy with the roster once they get healthy, Koskinen is a huge question mark. So I'm really hoping they win the next three convincingly with good goaltending, call up Holloway, and if they make a trade I hope it's for a significant player with term (Chychryn), not just a rental.
I actually really don't mind the team Holland has built, outside of goaltending. I think after adding Nuge and Puljujarvi, there aren't too many glaring holes here.
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Went with the choices of minor tinkering and bottom 6. Hopefully guys that don’t get their faces caved in 5 on 5 and are good on the PK
I would like to rent a goalie. I think we could have another 06 type run if we get the right goalie.
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I think its going to be minor tinkering.
I dont think its going to be much because we dont have much cap space to do anything.
Getting another goaltender makes sense but honestly, I cant really see Holland doing it anymore. I think his ultimate goal has always been to move Koskinen and keep Smith. I think he values (or overvalues) Smiths leadership in the room. I think he likes his greybears so to speak. The fact that Smith is still on the roster and they are not giving Skinner an opportunity, hes basically doubled down on Smith.
Now that Koskinen is playing well while Smith is playing so poorly, he probably cant really do much. If he was to trade Koskinen now, when Smith looks like an auto loss, it would be pretty foolish. Cant bet on Smith to take this team to playoffs (obviously), with the way he is playing.
I think the proper move is to either trade Smith or tell him to go home and rest (I'm convinced hes injured) and either play new goaltender/Koskinen or Koskinen/Skinner. I think hes too loyal to Smith at this point. Like I said, he likes his veteran and leadership presence.
I think the other move that hes likely to make is to bring in a 3LD. Which would be fine, but honestly if thats the only move hes making, it just feels pointless to me. Might as well just play Lagesson/Broberg.
I dont think its going to be much because we dont have much cap space to do anything.
Getting another goaltender makes sense but honestly, I cant really see Holland doing it anymore. I think his ultimate goal has always been to move Koskinen and keep Smith. I think he values (or overvalues) Smiths leadership in the room. I think he likes his greybears so to speak. The fact that Smith is still on the roster and they are not giving Skinner an opportunity, hes basically doubled down on Smith.
Now that Koskinen is playing well while Smith is playing so poorly, he probably cant really do much. If he was to trade Koskinen now, when Smith looks like an auto loss, it would be pretty foolish. Cant bet on Smith to take this team to playoffs (obviously), with the way he is playing.
I think the proper move is to either trade Smith or tell him to go home and rest (I'm convinced hes injured) and either play new goaltender/Koskinen or Koskinen/Skinner. I think hes too loyal to Smith at this point. Like I said, he likes his veteran and leadership presence.
I think the other move that hes likely to make is to bring in a 3LD. Which would be fine, but honestly if thats the only move hes making, it just feels pointless to me. Might as well just play Lagesson/Broberg.
I agree with this, and with the way Broberg is playing (at least in my opinion), bringing in a vet bottom pairing d man might do more harm than good. I think if they win out up to the deadline, there will be some pressure to add something, but I don't think it'll be a goalie and I don't really see a fit on D unless it's someone that has some term and will play on the top two pairings. I could actually see him adding a forward, just because he'll have assets to spend and he'll want to bring in something for the team, but I really am not too unhappy with the roster, it's pretty damn full when healthy.
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There isn't a lot that he can do, unless he makes trades for a body in and a body out. The only one I can see for that is Archibald.They have next to nothing for cap room due to some of his dumb moves, and their fringe guys are pretty much worthless. What you see now, is pretty much it.
We have 500k in cap space, we don't even have enough money to bring up a guy like Holloway. Honestly I could see us selling a guy like Archibald and thats pretty much it.
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If you click on the part that shows the number of votes it'll show you who voted for which option:
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It's a different thread actually, I'm assuming the two just have different options.
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Could be, but when you're creating a poll you have the option to make votes anonymous, so I'm assuming whoever created that thread just enabled that option.
